iPhone SE 2020 battery health

I think if you have read many of the complaints you would have notice that the vast majority writing in owned the prior SE. Like myself I owned the first generation SE and the battery health stayed at a 100% well into the 2nd year. We are wanting to know why the 2nd generation SE iPhones are having serious battery problems when they are only months old.

To answer a earlier writer about the proper channel to actually voice your concerns about a possible defect, I tried contacting the tech. Using the Apple app I did a chat with a technician asking him about battery health and was flat out told that unless it drops to under 80% that they do not see a problem.

Until there’s a fix I’ll continue running mine in the low power mode and keep a charger close by just in case. By the way we don’t want a Android phone because they will not coordinate with our Apple Watch or iPad or our MacBook pro’s.

I had my iPhone 6 for two years and the battery health was at 96% when I upgraded to the iPhone se 2. I’ve had the se 2 for 5 months and it’s already at 95%.

It’s not about longer battery life. We know what we bought. It’s about not preserving whatever battery life and performance our phone has for more than six months. Battery health is just an indicator that we can maybe use on why our battery life has deteriorated. Plus many of us have experience of past iPhone devices that we can compare. Also, if it drops too much phone performance will deteriorate too and we will be forced to buy a new battery (or phone). Nevertheless, comparison aside, neither battery life nor health should have been that much deteriorated in a time frame of less than a year on a BRAND NEW DEVICE.

I've had the new SE 2020 since launch day and my battery health is now down to 92%. Not impressed to be honest. My 6S that I had previous to this lasted much longer. I had that phone just short of 4 years and it only went down to 86%. So many people are having battery issues with the SE 2020 that there must be an issue with the battery.

I haven’t been overcharging the phone either before anyone asks.

Well of course it will not drain if the phone is turned off. You stated that the solution is “Charge the device when not in use.” Most people do not have land lines any longer so their cell phones are always in use. What I did to get my phone through the entire day is as soon as you reach 100% charge and you are disconnecting the power source go to your Settings then go to Battery and then toggle the Low Power Mode to the on position. According to Apple this just temporary reduces background activity. You will still receive phone calls and texts but the background operations like mail fetch will be stopped. In that same battery screen you can examine the battery use of the different operations running on your phone. If you see one that looks unusually high check to see if it is in a always on position. Dear Apple management, and not quicktimekirk we are bringing this problem to light. We have switched from android devices to the iPhone and consumers like myself enjoy your products. I enjoy the entire family of products and own the Apple Watch, the iPad and a MacBook Air laptop. We are discussing our battery problem desperate for a real solution. Telling fellow SE users to put their new phones in low battery mode is not a solution it is just a temporary fix, Apple techs please help us.

I’m from India and I am also going through similar problem. I am here to share my experience and observations.

I bought a used iPhone 6s in end of November 2019 with 100 % battery health (new battery) and sold it in mid June 2020 with a 100 % battery health. In those 7 months i used phone on its extreme mostly by playing PUBGM under hot indian climate. The device gave out exceptional results. Usage on iOS 13.

Than i bought used iPhone 8 in mid June 2020 with a battery health 92 % and sold it in mid October 2020 with battery health of 89 %. 4 months usage and 3 % droppage. Usage on iOS 13 & 14.

Finally, i bought brand new SE 2 on 21 October 2021 online with 100 % battery health. iOS 13.5

NOW, HERE IS A STRANGE THING I NOTICED. TILL LAST WEEK (MAY 2021) I WAS ON iOS 14.5.1 AND BATTERY HEALTH WAS 100 % AND WHEN I UPDATED TO iOS 14.6, I RANDOMLY CHECKED AND BOOM ! IT IS 97 %.

3 % DROP IN FEW DAYS.

My question to Apple is that had my iPhone SE 2 had really dropped 3 % of battery in 6 months or the actual battery health is really at 100 % but due to some bug on iOS 14.6 so, it is showing 97 % ?

If it’s a genuine bug than issue than it should be noted and fixed in upcoming software update by introducing battery calibration option similar to iPhone 11 series recently.

And if its not the case than Apple has to take the accountability to it and provide some legit solution.

I an sharing this as there are so many SE 2 users like me facing the same problem.

Hopefully, expecting to hear from Apple Support Team in this.

My iPhone se 2020 battery health came down to 93% in less than 4 months and apple has left battery recalibarate only for iPhone 11 series even iPhone se users have the same problem please look at it apple

Batteries lose some health over time and your is only 4 percent from perfect.

Ignore it until it drops to 80%.

well new iphones have a 1 yr warranty so before it ends change the battery or change it anytime you want before it ends

Bought mine on december 2020 and now april 2021, it’s at 96%. My iphone 6 survived a year without a single drop in percentage at 100%. Not a heavy user. Did not even install games on it.

My 3 year old iPhone 5S with 716 charge cycles still has 87% battery health. There's definitely something wrong with the 2nd gen SE.

Definitely NOT, you should get it checked!

Hope this helps!

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Hi,

I have my SE since April (pre-ordered) and my battery health is now at 92%, which is concerning because my previous iPhone's (SE 1st Gen) battery health did not degrade this fast. This is definitely not normal.

Can we get a better response from Apple regarding this issue?

I bought my se 2020 back in April. Battery health was dropping constantly up until today without major use issues. Recently i checked and it was at 94% health. Today I had an 1 hour video call and my battery dropped 75% charge, when it used to lose about 30-40% for this task. Checked health, 91%.This is not normal. I used to own a 6 plus and battery health started deteriorating significally after 3 years and now after 6 years is at 89%. Mind you I am a moderate user except for these calls that take place 4-5 times a week due to quarantine. i am always charging through original regular charger. Apple we need a solution! I'm guessing these SEs are refurbished 8s with some new components and beat-up batteries or batteries that were just sitting in storages for 3 years and have naturally deteriorated. Free replacements worldwide now!